Highland Reel ready for Hong Kong test Aidan O'Brien's globe-trotter Highland Reel pleased connections with his work on a rain-soaked track at Sha Tin yesterday ahead of his bid to land the HK$20 Million Audemars Piguet QEII Cup on Sunday. Pat Keating, who is in Hong kong with the horse said: "The horse travelled well. He's a pretty seasoned traveller now and he's settled in well. Everything's gone quite smoothly to this point." "He's a versatile galloper and the trip's no problem. He did win the Secretariat (Stakes) at the distance and was good behind what we now know is a very smart filly (Winx) in the Cox Plate. That form has held up," he said. Highland Reel was a winner over the course in December prior to a visit to Dubai last month where he finished fourth in the Sheema Classic behind Postponed at the Dubai World Cup meeting.
